408 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 124 311 service requests, 93 HPD complaints, 60 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 67% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 36.9. In ZIP 10013, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 32 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 1987-03-27. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
31 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 21 · winter 2024–25: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
31 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (14) · Abandoned Vehicle (7) · Food Poisoning (3) · Noise (2) · PLUMBING (2) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 190 HESTER REALTY CORPORATION |
| Head officer | CUi p LIn |
| Managing agent | 190 HESTER REALTY CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-08-27 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,206,000 | $542,700 |
| 2026 | $1,241,000 | $558,450 |
| 2027 | $995,000 | $447,750 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| May Wah Fast Food | Chinese | C | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
3 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (2 with three or more people sick) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Canal St — 6 J N Q R W Z · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial Grand St — B D · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Centre St / Grand St — M1 · 850 ft |
| Citi Bike | Walker St & Baxter St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 130 Hernando De Soto Middle: M.S. 131. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
190 Hester Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
31 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 14 of them about heat or hot water.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,000,000 on 2015-08-31 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-29 | M&CON $800,000 — from 190 HESTER REALTY CORP. to CATHAY BANK | $800,000 | |
| 2025-05-29 | AL&R $800,000 — from 190 HESTER REALTY CORP. to CATHAY BANK | $800,000 | |
| 2015-08-31 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 190 HESTER REALTY CORP. to CATHAY BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 2015-08-31 | AL&R $1,000,000 — from 190 HESTER REALTY CORP. to CATHAY BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 2007-08-06 | Agreement $292,851 — from ASIA BANK, N.A. to 190 HESTER REALTY CORP. | $292,851 | |
| 2006-10-12 | Mortgage $300,000 — from 190 HESTER REALTY CORP. to ASIA BANK, N.A. | $300,000 | |
| 2006-10-12 | AL&R $300,000 — from ASIA BANK, N.A. to 190 HESTER REALTY CORP. | $300,000 | |
| 2004-03-10 | DEEDO $1,500,000 — from HON HWA INVESTORS CORP. to 190 HESTER REALTY CORP. | $1,500,000 | |
| 2004-03-10 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 190 HESTER REALTY CORP. to ASIA BANK, N.A. | $1,000,000 | |
| 2004-03-10 | AL&R $1,000,000 — from ASIA BANK, N.A. to 190 HESTER REALTY CORP | $1,000,000 | |
| 1995-12-01 | Mortgage $180,000 — from HON HWA INVESTORS CORP. to GRAND PACIFIC FINANCE CORP. | $180,000 | |
| 1990-12-31 | Mortgage $220,000 — from HON HWA INVESTORS CORP to GRAND PACIFIC FINANCE CP | $220,000 | |
| 1985-11-15 | Mortgage $80,000 — from HON HWA INVESTORS CORP to GRAND PACIFIC FINANCE CP | $80,000 | |
| 1982-12-16 | Mortgage $180,000 — from HON HWA INVESTORS CORP. to ANNARUMA, ANNA | $180,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2020 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 19 |
| 2022 | 0 | 59 | 2 | 4 | 65 |
| 2023 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 35 |
| 2024 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 34 |
| 2025 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 34 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Every one of the 408 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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